Taste of the Upper West Side
Friday, October 1, 7:00-10:00; Saturday, 7:30-9:30
Under a tent in the O'Shea Complex Schoolyard, Columbus Ave. at 77th St., Manhattan
www.TasteUWS.com
Ages 21 and over only; see website for ticket details
Brooklyn BagelFest
Saturday, October 2, two sessions: 9:30-12:30, 12:30-3:30
Bklyn Studios at City Point, 445 Albee Sq. West (Willoughby-Fulton Sts.), Downtown Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-brooklyn-bagelfest-tickets-163087889267
Tickets: per session, $35 and up
Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, October 2, 11:00-4:00; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/208047607963793
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission
Little Manila Block Party
Saturday, October 2, 11:00-4:00
70th St. near Roosevelt Ave., Woodside, Queens
www.SunnysidePost.com/block-party-celebrating-filipino-history-and-culture-to-take-place-in-woodside-saturday
Free admission
Araw ng Aruga (Day of Care) Filipino Festival
Saturday, October 2, noon-5:00, following the 11:00 mass
Parking lot of Corpus Christi Parish, 61st St. at 31st Ave., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=10227039556478711&set=gm.373621571087947
Free admission
Via Eat Something New in Queens
Ciderfeast NYC
Saturday, October 2, 1:00-4:00
Biba of Williamsburg, 110 Kent Ave. (at North 8th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/ciderfeast-nyc-2021-tickets-162087619433
Tickets: $55, or $85 for hour-earlier VIP entry; ages 21 and over only
Oktoberfest, Flushing Style: Sauerkraut and Kimchi
Saturday, October 2, 5:30-8:30
The Voelker Orth Museum, 14919 38th Ave. (at 149th Pl.), Flushing, Queens
www.VOMuseum.org/exhibitions.html
Tickets: $30
Hudson Valley Garlic Festival, Saugerties
Saturday, October 2, 10:00-6:00; Sunday, 10:00-5:00
Cantine Field, Washington Ave. Extension, Saugerties, New York
www.HVGF.org
Admission, per day: adults, $10; children under age 12 accompanied by an adult, free
Hoboken Art and Music Festival
Sunday, October 3, 11:00-6:00
Washington St. between Observer Hwy. and 7th St., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenNJ.gov/events/hoboken-arts-and-music-festival
Free admission
Garden State Plaza Food Truck Fest, Paramus
Sunday, October 3, 11:00-7:00
Westfield Garden State Plaza, 1 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/907486820020457
Admission: adults, $8; children ages 4 to 10, $5
Lighthouse Point Fest and Soup Tasting
Sunday, October 3, noon-6:00 (soup tasting concludes by midafternoon)
National Lighthouse Museum, a short walk from the ferry in St. George, Staten Island
www.Instagram.com/p/CTpcce9rDA_
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/lighthouse-point-fest-and-soup-tasting.html
Admission: to the festival, $3; for soup tasters, an additional $7
Atlantic Antic
Sunday, October 3, noon-6:00
Atlantic Ave. from Hicks St. to Fourth Ave., Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CUYBJ-dF9vU
Free admission
Taste of Forest Avenue Restaurant Stroll and Street Festival
Sunday, October 3, 2:00-4:00
Forest Ave. between Broadway and Hart Blvd., West Brighton, Staten Island
www.SILive.com/dining/2021/09/forest-avenue-stroll-date-set-for-fall-while-menus-bespeak-of-pumpkin-hearty-foods.html
Free admission
Taste of Sunnyside
Sunday, October 3, 3:00-7:00
Check in at Lowery Plaza, 40th St. at Queens Blvd. under the elevated 7 train, Sunnyside, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-sunnyside-2021-tickets-169531175309
Tickets: $50, or $75 for hour-earlier VIP check-in
Ongoing
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations
On the radar
Italian Festival at The Mount, October 8-11; Nigeria Independence Day Parade and Festival, October 9; Panamanian Pre-Independence Day Parade and Street Festival, October 9; New York African Restaurant Week Festival, October 9-10; New York City Wine and Food Festival, October 14-17; Taste of the Seaport, October 16; NYC Hot Sauce Expo, October 16-17; Cherry Bombe Cooks & Books, October 16-17; Pizza on the Pier, October 17; Bowl of 'Zole Pozole Festival, October 23; Project Barkada Filipino market, October 24; St. Lucia House Foundation Jounen Kwéyòl, October 31; Canstruction, November 4-15; Chili Bowl, November 6
